Black-line rasbora

Superclass           :Gnathostomata
Class                     :Actinopterygii
Subclass               :Neopterygii
Division                :Teleostei
Subdivision          :Euteleostei
Superorder           :Ostariophysi
Order                     :Cypriniformes
Family                   :Cyprinidae
Subfamily             :Danioninae
Tribe                      :Dinionini
Genus                    :Rasbora Bleeker
Scientific name    :Rasbora Daniconius (Hamilton - Buchanan)
English name        :Black-line rasbora
Kannada name     :Golai,kol-kilan,kol-kane,saslu,hidaba,midun
Distinguishing charecters    :D - 9 (2/7), P - 15 (1/14), V - 9 ( 1/8), A - 7 (2/5), C - 19, L.L. - 31-34, L.tr. - 4 ½ / 5
Size attains    :200 mm
Distribution    :Krishna, Cauvery, Godavary and West-flowing river drainages.

Description    :Body oblong and compressed. The greatest width of the head equals its post-orbital length. Prominences and emerginations on jaws well defined. Mouth small; lips simple. Cleft of mouth extends to beneath anterior margin of orbit. Back olive, flanks and belly silvery. A black band, more or less distinct, passes from the eye to the base of the caudal. Sometimes this band only exists just at its termination and thus forms a spot at the side of the base of the tail; or, in some young specimens, a bright silvery band, edged above with yellow is seen along the sides. Caudal occasionally with its lobes tipped with gray.